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A podcast from Ferret Fact Service about truth and falsehoods on the internet. Ferret Fact Service is a fact-checking project based in Scotland. We'll round-up our latest fact-checks and discuss the best ways to spot misinformation, wherever it crops up. Find out more at: https://theferret.scot/ferret-fact-service/
The Ferret hosts For Fact's Sake, a news show with 77 episodes published.
Misogyny has existed throughout history, but in recent years a newly-packaged form has taken hold online, promoted by influencers and online communities with thousands of young, male followers including in Scotland. The
There's only a week to go until the election, and things are hotting up! On this Election Cast, Ali and Paul delve into: The Scottish Labour manifestoNigel Farage's promise to leave the World Economic Forum (spoiler: we
For this week's election cast, Ali and Paul are looking into the claims which are impacting the campaign over the last seven days. Did the Scottish Government underspend its EU funding? Are there more people arriving in
The For Fact's Sake Election Cast is here! It's our special weekly election podcast, looking at the misinformation, conspiracies and culture war flashpoints that are impacting the campaign. For the first episode, Ali and
The election is upon us, and the For Fact's Sake podcast is back! Starting tomorrow, Ali and Paul will be hosting a weekly show until the election comes, covering fact checks, investigations and everything The Ferret is
It's the final episode of our three-part For Fact's Sake series on elections. This week, we are looking at the biggest vote taking place in this election year: India. Ali and Paul spoke to Jency Jacob, the managing edito
It's part two of our mini series on the election year. In this episode we spoke to Tori Marland, from Logically Facts, about the potential trends in disinformation that we will likely see in the election campaign in the
For Fact's Sake is back for a brand new series, kicking off with a special three-part look at the impact of misinformation on the upcoming elections this year. In the first episode, we spoke to Polly Curtis from think ta
It's the final For Fact's Sake podcast of the year, and we're focusing on the conflict in Gaza, where among the thousands of civilian deaths, scores of journalists have been killed. We speak to Fiona O'Brien from Reporte
On for Fact's Sake this week we're taking a look back to some historical misinformation - Scotland's witch trials. Ali and Paul speak to Dr Zoe Venditozzi, a writer and teacher who presents the Witches of Scotland podcas
On this week's edition of the For Fact's Sake podcast, Ali and Paul talk to Dr Ian Cawood from the University of Stirling about the long history of political sleaze in the UK. Ian explains the parallels between corruptio
Populist leaders are gaining prominence across the globe, and Argentina is no different. Javier Milei, a self-described "anarcho-capitalist" who gained fame as a staple on Argentinian TV, is set to face-off against Peron
On For Fact's Sake this week, we are looking at the role of fact-checking in the Israel-Gaza conflict. Ali spoke to Lucy Swinnen, who is an editor at Bellingcat, which is using publicly available videos, images and data
On episode 19 of For Fact’s Sake, Paul talked to freelance journalist Sian Norris about her work exposing disinformation around abortion and reproductive rights. Sian explained the growing threat to abortion rights aroun
On this week’s edition of For Fact’s Sake, Ali and Paul talked to Daniel Jolley from the University of Nottingham about how experiencing workplace bullying can make people more likely to believe in conspiracy theories. D
On this week's podcast we are talking online scams. Things have moved on from the generous Nigerian Prince offering to share his fortune with you, now there are lots of different ways that scammers can separate you from
An independent film released in the UK this week has taken the US box office by storm, but has run into controversy. Sound of Freedom is the story of anti-child trafficking campaigner Tim Ballard, who founded charity Ope
As the World Cup reaches its climax, For Fact's Sake podcast looks at the abuse that some women footballers face online. We spoke to Dr Beth Fielding-Lloyd from Sheffield Hallam University, an expert on women's sport and
After our fact-checking series, Scotland and the Climate Crisis, came to an end, Ali and Paul spoke to climate systems expert Professor Gabi Hegerl from the University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh Climate Change Institute.
This week, The Ferret has been separating fact from fiction around climate change in our series, Scotland and the Climate Crisis. But false narratives are being pushed on social and more traditional media everyday, with
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